Arunachal: Foot-and-mouth disease kills 63 mithuns in Upper Subansiri

ITANAGAR: At least 63 mithuns died of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Arunachal’s Upper Subansiri district.

Mithuns have been infected with FMD in at least 35 villages across the district.

According to reports, 1,051 mithuns reported with FMD, and 642 have been treated and have been recovered from the disease.

FMD outbreak reports have come from the Taliha, Payeng, Nacho, Giba, Siyum and Gusar circles of the state.

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Dr G Singh, the District Veterinary Officer (DVO), said the department has been deploying staffers to various regions to treat mithuns for FMD.

The department recently conducted a campaign in the Taliha and Payeng regions, treated many mithuns.

The Singh stated that “due to the huge geographical area,” the department's staff is having difficulty visiting each and every village.

He urged the locals to gather all of the mithuns infected with FMD in one spot where veterinary staffers could quickly treat them.

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